Month: April 2014


Open Voices News Roundup: April 28

Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Cities Need Nature “We humans have an intrinsic emotional need to connect with nature.  The eminent biologist E. O. Wilson first called this need…

What’s Happening?

A snapshot of upcoming events focused on the benefits associated with experiencing nearby nature in cities. Measuring the Health Benefits of Urban Parks City Parks Alliance to host webinar on understanding how urban parks have a positive effect on health can help park agencies develop programming with the goal of increasing fitness and overall well-being.  Panelists will…

Feeling Stressed? Take a Time Out in Nature

Can I benefit from simply viewing trees or a garden from my window? “Research evidence shows that environments with natural elements have restorative or stress reducing effects, more so than those without nature. Views of nature (such as trees water, or a garden) appear to have more positive influences on psychological and physiological states, compared…

Open Voices News Roundup: April 21

Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Water and Wellness: Green Infrastructure for Health Co-Benefits “With careful design, green spaces can manage runoff and provide a range of co-benefits. Integrated planning…

Open Voices News Roundup: April 14

Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Does Nature Make Us Happy? “In today’s age of high technology, research shows that our hunger for the natural world still endures. In fact, our connections…

Open Voices News Roundup: April 7

Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Featured Scientist:  Lynne Westphal on Our Long and Complicated Relationship with Forests “Even 20 years after writing her thesis on the motivations of TreeKeepers…

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